Warmer

September natural gas is expected to open 2 cents higher Wednesday morning at $2.78 as weather forecasts over key market areas once again ratcheted warmer. Overnight oil markets fell.

June natural gas is set to open 5 cents higher Monday morning at $2.11 as forecasters are calling for the season’s first major warm event and traders suggest implementing long hedges. Overnight oil markets fell.

May natural gas is expected to open 7 cents lower Monday morning at $1.92 as traders factor in lower weather-driven demand near term and potentially stronger usage later on. Overnight oil markets rose.

May natural gas is expected to open 7 cents lower Monday morning at $1.92 as traders factor in lower weather-driven demand near term and potentially stronger usage later on. Overnight oil markets rose.

April natural gas is set to open 4 cents lower Monday morning at $1.77 as weather outlooks continue to trend less toward less constructive, but risk managers are keeping their eye out for above-average temperatures this summer. Overnight oil markets rose.

March natural gas is set to open 2 cents higher Tuesday morning at $1.84 even though traders see fundamentals suggesting lower prices and little support from near-term weather. Overnight oil markets fell.

March natural gas is set to open 11 cents lower Tuesday morning at $2.04 as once again, weather forecasts could not ascertain any market-moving cold and fund managers covet the short side of the market. Overnight oil markets collapsed.

December natural gas is set to open 5 cents higher Wednesday morning at $2.30 as weather forecasts drift a bit cooler and analysts’ estimates of Thursday’s storage report are coming in on the thin side. Overnight oil markets rose.

October natural gas is set to open 4 cents higher Thursday morning at $2.69 as traders await what are expected to be plump government storage figures and concentrate on near-term weather. Overnight oil markets rose.